First record of Trialeurodes variabilis (Quaintance) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on Carica papaya L. in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Primeiro registro de Trialeurodes variabilis (Quaintance) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) em Carica papaya L. no Espírito Santo

Surveys were conducted to identify whitefly pests of papaya in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The whitefly species Trialeurodes variabilis (Quaintance) is reported for the first time in the state, where it was found on papaya at six locations in Sooretama and Linhares municipalities in October to December 2002 and June 2003.

Insecta; whitefly; papaya